Kumho Ecsta PA31 185/55-16 (Fit, 10/2015-1/2016) Got the Fit new tires for the upcoming winter season — there was a mismatch of tires (Yoko Avid Ascends and Dunlop Sport 7000’s) on the car and I wanted one, new set to last for daily driving and the snow. Due to the relatively odd size of the…
Headed up to Champaign this past weekend for the CCSCC event! After getting no clean runs in the Evo from the last St. Louis event, decided it was a good chance to get more Evo runs under the belt. Also wanted to test a new action camera I bought from Amazon, called “GeekPro 2.0.” Tim also…
After a mostly unplanned 1 1/2 month hiatus from autocross we are back!! Most of this was due to us working on the NB Miata’s clutch after the last event. As we planned to sell the NB, we found the clutch was slipping way too much to be acceptable for sale, and possible we’d take…
Swapped in a new muffler in hopes of quieting the exhaust down a little. The improvement was marginal, but noticeable enough both cruising around town and on the highway, where tire/road noise is now louder than the engine itself. The sound of the exhaust is much more muffled and the noise level is slightly decreased, with a…
This setup is mostly a carry-over from my old Black Evo 9. Basically, when I started this project there was only one name in town – Orbital, which made a terribly fitting HVAC control bezel that allowed Evo 8-9 owners to move their hvacs to the lower portion of the dash while opening up the…
I enjoyed my RS3’s on the Evo, and like these very much as well. The tires were very grippy and handle heat well. They also seem to handle bigger slip angles much better than the Dunlops. They performed admirably while I had them, but really fell off after 140, 150 runs, as you could expect.…
With the NB sale imminent, decided to run an event with the car to see how she does. Unfortunately, I found out as soon as I took it that the clutch was slipping really badly. Giving it gas on the highway would just cause a rise in revs without accelerating. Regardless, decided to give it…
Decided to give drag racing a go at Gateway’s Midnight Madness. Midnight Madness is basically a free for all drag test n tune where anyone really can come in and see how their car does in the quarter mile. Thanks to the help of my girlfriend, I brought both cars, paid the $25 fee twice…
About halfway through the season now events wise, and a little over run wise. Thought it’d be a good time to break down what I’ve done this first of the year, and changes if any looking forward. Mini With the inclusion of the RE71Rs and a handful of newly competitive drivers in the STL region,…
Got the results from the Evo’s first UOA, attached below. Overall looks pretty good! Obviously no major problems here, and I’m glad they mentioned filtration. The reason I am doing UOAs for the Evo is to test how different oil filters work to see which will be the best for my personal use. If the…
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